| Week |
Objectives and Tasks |
Reference |
Labs |
Week 1:
12 - 18 January
(No class Monday January 12th) |
CentOS Installation (on Main Host):- Install CentOS Host Machine (create customized partitions)
- Obtain System Information
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Lecture Notes:- Course Introduction
- Lab 1 Preparation / Debrief
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Lab 1 |
Week 2:
19 - 25 January
|
CentOS Installation (on Main Host) / Continued:- Shell Scripting Basics
- Use Shell Scripting to Generate System Information Reports
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Lecture Notes: |
Lab 1 Sign-off Due |
Week 3:
26 January - 1 February |
Creating & Using Virtual Machines- Installing and Using Virtualization Software
- Installing Guest VMs
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Lecture Notes: |
Lab 2 |
Week 4:
2 - 8 February |
Creating & Using Virtual Machines / Continued:- Manipulating Virtual Machines
- Backing-up Virtual Machines
- Manipulating Virtual Machines with Shell Scripts
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Lecture Notes: |
Lab 2 Sign-off Due |
Week 5:
9 - 15 February |
Troubleshooting, Archiving, Package Management- Common Troubleshooting Examples
- Archiving Files
- Package Management
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Lecture Notes:- The Art of Troubleshooting
- Archiving Files
- Package Management
- Lab 3 Preparation / Debrief
- Using the YUM Utility
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Lab 3 |
Week 6:
16 - 22 February
(Holiday Monday: No Classes) |
User / Group Management, Managing Services- User Management
- Group Management
- Service Status
- Starting / Stopping Services
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Lecture Notes:- User / Group Management
- Managing Services
- Lab 4 Preparation / Debrief
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Lab 4
Lab 3 Sign-off Due |
Week 7:
|
User/Group/Service Management, Written Midterm- Using LVM
- Creating Shell Scripts to Flag Low Disk Space
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Lecture Notes:- Monitoring Disk Space
- Using LVM
- Lab 5 Preparation / Debrief
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Lab 4 Sign-off Due |
Study Week:
2 - 8 March (No Scheduled Classes) |
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Lab 5 |
Week 8:
9 - 15 March |
Disk Space, Using LVM / Practical Test 1- Monitoring Hard Disk Space
- Using LVM
- Creating Shell Scripts to Flag Low Disk Space
|
Lecture Notes:- Monitoring Disk Space
- Using LVM
- Lab 5 Preparation / Debrief
|
Lab 5 |
- Week 6
16 - 22 February
(Holiday Monday: No Classes)
|
Complete first half of course:
- Catch-up on Labs
- Work on assignment #1 (Due week #7 in class)
- Review for Practical Test #1 and Written Test
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- Week 7
23 February - 1 March
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- Evaluation
- Practical Test 1 (covering weeks 1-4)
- Written Test 1 (covering weeks 1-4)
- Assignment 1 Due (in class)
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| Study Week
2 - 8 March
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- Week 8
9 - 15 March
|
- Archiving Files, Compiling Software
Packages from Source, Managing Services
- Using Archive Files (tar, tar.gz, tgz)
- Compiling Software from Source Code
- Controlling System Services
|
- Slides:
- Linux Filesystems / Working with Partitions:
- [ odp ] [ pdf ] [ ppt ]
- Archiving & Compiling Software / Managing Run Levels and Services & Run Levels
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- Reference:
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Lab 5
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- Week 9
16 - 22 March
|
- Configuring a Network Using Virtual Machines
- Static Network Configuration
- Network Configuration with a DHCP client
- Basic TCP/IP network commands: ping, ifconfig, netstat
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- Slides:
- Configuring Networks in VMs - Part1:
- [ odp ] [ pdf ] [ ppt ]
- Configuring Networks in VMs - Part2:
- [ odp ] [ pdf ] [ ppt ]
- Reference:
- Networking with Virtual Machines (Introduction)
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Lab 6
|
- Week 10
23 - 29 March
|
- Setup and Configure Secure Shell Services,
Using Virtual Machines
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- Slides:
-
- [ odp ] [ pdf ] [ ppt ]
- Reference:
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Lab 7
|
- Week 11
30 March - 5 April
(Holiday on Friday - No classes)
|
- Setting Up, Using & Maintaining a DHCP Server
- Assignment 2 released
- Work on assignment #2 (Due week #13 in class)
- Review for Practical Test
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- Slides:
- Install & Configure DHCP Server:
- [ odp ] [ pdf ] [ ppt ]
- Reference:
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Lab 8
|
- Week 12
6 - 12 April
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- Evaluation
- Practical Test 2
- Work on assignment #2 (Due week #13 in class)
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- Week 13
13 - 19 April
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- Assignment #2 Due (in class)
- Review for Exam
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| Exam Week (20 - 24 April )
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